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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

New England Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 751 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank Within Region Common Name Scientific Name Percentage of Sites Visited Average Group Size (when seen) FeederWatch Abundance Index
1 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 98.40 3.25 2.75
2 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 96.54 3.26 1.92
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 95.74 5.41 3.61
4 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 95.34 4.60 2.81
5 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 94.94 1.70 1.27
6 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 94.41 2.31 1.63
7 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 93.34 1.42 0.93
8 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 92.14 5.35 3.18
9 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 89.35 2.47 1.48
10 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 71.37 1.33 0.46
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 68.84 1.12 0.36
12 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 66.84 3.16 0.79
13 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 65.11 7.57 1.12
14 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 62.72 2.66 0.47
15 American Robin Turdus migratorius 60.32 2.39 0.22
16 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 57.66 1.23 0.25
17 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 55.39 5.29 1.00
18 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 53.26 3.10 0.66
19 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 51.93 4.09 0.43
20 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 49.00 1.54 0.24
21 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 48.07 4.14 0.22
22 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 47.67 4.60 0.22
23 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 41.15 2.30 0.23
24 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 35.29 2.08 0.12
25 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 29.83 1.18 0.08